Gardening Apprenticeship Practical Assessment

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Does anyone have experience of what the practical portion of a horticulture apprenticeship might entail? It is next week and they have given no indication of what might be involved.

There is a link here. I presume that the practical portion is demonstrating the things described in 'skills'.
If you click on the assessment plan, para 5b actually says "The practical assessments will take no more than six hours, they will be time bound and the apprentice will have no prior knowledge of which task they will be allocated". It sounds as if the Training Provider is supposed to give no indication.
Talk to an older apprentice who has been through it before, maybe?

Thanks but I see I asked my question incorrectly. What you have linked is the practical assessment to gain the apprenticeship, what I ment is the practical assessment during an interview in order to be accepted into an apprenticeship. Apologies, should have been more clear.

I was hoping there would be some older apprentices here who could tell me about their interviews.

A bump for the evening crowd.

Could it be something like preparing a bed for vegetables? Like dig to remove perennial weeds, break up large soil clumps, rake to create flat crumbly tilts, consolidate, etc. Then decide on plant spacing depending on what you will plant, stake, water, mulch, label with plant name, cultivar and date of planting. Don’t forget to label, they love that.
Is it that sort of thing?

Thank you for the bump!

Yes, I did wonder if they would direct me to a bed and set me to it. As it is for a park I thought it might be pruning, weeding and perhaps planting.

Might try rewording the post properly and also adding one in the employment section too.

There is nothing to be lost from ringing or emailing to ask for clarification so that you are best prepared. It's also maybe worth asking who will be conducting the assessment.

If you get nothing back, then I would say that it is likely to involve one or more of the activities listed on the job description. Maybe preparing a bed, strimming the edges or helping with some pruning?